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[SINGER-SONGWRITER] Joseph Arthur found himself
back in New York late last year in the wake of touring just after Lou
Reed’s death. It was an unusually harsh winter, and soon the tireless
musi
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A guide to getting drunk with Guided by Voices.

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Few bands in indie rock inspire as much drunken devotion as Guided by Voices. Led by former schoolteacher and Beatles devotee Robert Pollard, the band’s expert mix of off-kilter whimsy, fist-pum
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As he prepares to put Dolorean to rest, songwriter Al James reflects on a decade of touring the world, being the opening band and missing Portland.

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All things must pass, though some things
stick around longer than others. In an ephemeral music scene like
Portland’s, Dolorean has been a symbol of longevity. Through 12 years
and five albums
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[ROCK…WITH ACCORDION?! WHAAA?] It’s hard to rock out in
this wacky, post-Mumford world. Not necessarily to perform rock
music—that’s been pretty much the same since the ’60s—but to be
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Not your father’s hardcore—unless your father is an old scumbag.

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The definitive sound of punk has been fiercely debated for
decades, but one thing most critics can agree on about the music is its
antagonistic nature. Right down to its name, Portland’s Drunk D
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Who to see—and who to avoid—at this year’s Sasquatch music festival.

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Let’s face it: If you’re driving four
hours to middle-of-nowhere Washington for Sasquatch this weekend, it’s
probably to see Outkast. But there’s a lot of other stuff happening
before an
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[SOUL-TRONICA] Christopher Taylor, aka Sohn,
is a South London product currently producing, remixing and creating
his own solo material from Vienna. Praise from heavy hitters, along with
studio
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